Madikeri: The Madikeri Forest Mobile Squad of CID Police have arrested three persons while they were trying to sell two elephant tusks and have seized the tusks from them.

Those arrested are Ujjair Ahmed, Nayazuddin Khan and M.A. Ashraf.

On Apr. 1, the CID Police, acting on a tip off that three persons were trying to sell elephant tusks near the junction of the road leading towards Madapatna from Bollur of Guddehosur-Harangi Road, the CID Police, who raided the spot, arrested the three persons and have registered a case under Wildlife Protection Act.

The Police, who have recovered the two elephant tusks, have also seized a two-wheeler used to transport the tusks.

The CID Police Forest Mobile Squad IGP K.V. Sharathchandra and Madikeri CID Superintendent of Police (SP) Chandrakanth guided Sub-Inspector C.U. Savi and staff Shekar, Rajesh, Raghavendra, Yogesh, Mohan, Swamy, Manjunath and Devaiah in the operation.